Kitsap’s prosecutors won’t take on Pierce County detective’s threat case

The Kitsap County Prosecutor’s Office, asked to review alleged
threats made by a Pierce County Sheriff’s detective to a Pierce
County deputy prosecutor, has declined to file charges, according
to an
article in the Tacoma News Tribune.

The News Tribune quoted a letter sent by Kitsap County’s Chief
of Case Management Ione George:

“Under the law, we cannot file criminal charges just because we
believe that a person committed a crime,” George wrote. “Rather, we
must be able to prove the case to a jury beyond a reasonable doubt.
After reviewing this case, I have concluded that our office could
not meet that burden of proof.”

The circumstances of the threat are rather bizarre. Check out
the
story when you get a chance.